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The Satellite sphinx (''Eumorpha satellitia'') is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona. The wingspan is 114–134 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August and then again in October. They feed on the nectar of various flowers, including ''Petunia hybrida'', ''Saponaria officinalis'' and ''Lychnis alba''. The larvae feed on ''Cissus pseudosicyoides'' and ''Cissus rhombifolia''. Pupation takes place underground. ==Subspecies== *''Eumorpha satellitia satellitia'' (Jamaica and from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala to Ecuador and further south into Bolivia, Brazil and Uruguay) *''Eumorpha satellitia excessus'' (Gehlen, 1926) (Brazil) *''Eumorpha satellitia licaon'' (Cramer, 1775) (extreme southern Texas, Mexico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica south to Brazil to Bolivia and Paraguay) *''Eumorpha satellitia posticatus'' (Grote, 1865) (Cuba and the Bahamas) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eumorpha satellitia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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